In fiscal year 2001–2002, Americans spent more than $1.4 trillion on the cost of health care
(CMS, 2003). Despite this staggering investment, an estimated 41.2 million individuals were …

In fiscal year 2001–2002, Americans spent more than $1.4 trillion on the cost of health care
(CMS, 2003). Despite this staggering investment, an estimated 41.2 million individuals were …

The relative lack of diversity in medicine is a rate limiting factor in efforts to eliminate health
care disparities. Many medical schools struggle to matriculate student bodies that reflect the …

Never has higher education been so pressed to articulate, with both data and argument, the
clear and compelling benefits of diversity. Social scientists and policy scholars have noted …

The Symposium on Diversity in the Health Professions in Honor of Herbert W. Nickens, MD,
was convened in March 2001 to provide a forum for health policymakers, health professions …

A growing body of research illustrates the importance of aligning efforts across the
operational continuum to achieve diversity goals. This alignment begins with the institutional …

The major national associations (professional and student) that represent interests in
medical education or the physician workforce in the United States have, at some point in the …

Diversity Considerations in Health Professions Education - In the Nation's Compelling Interest
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Health disparities across racial and ethnic groups in the United States have been well
documented for over a century and have remained remarkably persistent in spite of the …

Abstract The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) signed by President
Obama on March 23, 2010, is a far-reaching law intended to improve access to and the …